Four cities in W. Sumatra to elect mayors
Source: The Jakarta Post
Padang :: Indonesia | updated 2013-05-05 18:57:16 -0700 | political-news
The cities are Sawahlunto, which will hold its municipal election on May 16; Padangpanjang on July 4; Pariaman on Sept. 4 and the provincial capital of Padang on Oct. 30. Sawahlunto is seeking to elect a successor to Amran Nur,...
Yogyakarta gets ASEAN study center
Source: The Jakarta Post
Padang :: Indonesia | updated 2013-04-30 22:03:45 -0700 | political-news
Gadjah Mada University (UGM) in Yogyakarta to accelerate the creation of a more cohesive regional community...Puja said that the ministry had opened centers in another four cities in the nation, namely at Airlangga University in Surabaya, East Java; the University...
UGM establishes ASEAN study center
Source: The Jakarta Post
Padang :: Indonesia | updated 2013-04-30 03:18:41 -0700 | political-news
UGM has many faculties and professors who support the ideals, Puja said. Studies Center would be able to actively contribute to all efforts to maintain and improve political and economic stability in the region as well as in the field...
Surfer Survives More than a Day Out at Sea
Source: Epoch Times
Padang :: Indonesia | updated 2013-04-22 09:07:29 -0700 | political-news
A surfer from South Africa was traveling to Indonesia to catch some waves when he was thrown overboard during a bout of sea sickness, spending the next 27 hours out at sea. Brett Archibald floated on his back for more...
3 soldiers guilty of assaulting journalist
Source: The Jakarta Post
Padang :: Indonesia | updated 2013-04-04 17:25:31 -0700 | political-news
The Jakarta Post, Padang Archipelago Fri, April 05 2013, 7:13 AM Three members of the Naval Base Marine Defense Battalion II of Teluk Bayur, Padang, West Sumatra, were found guilty of assaulting journalists...Sadam Husein were sentenced to 11 months in...
NGOs reject bill on mass organizations
Source: The Jakarta Post
Padang :: Indonesia | updated 2013-04-01 20:00:01 -0700 | political-news
The NGOs said that from the 57 articles in the latest draft dated March 4, there were a number contradicting the freedoms of expression and association as well as having the potential to resurrect the repressive style of the New...
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